STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook football celebrates their 2025 Heroes Day as they host North Carolina A&T at LaValle Stadium for their first meeting in program history.

North Carolina A&T Aggies (2-7, 2-3 CAA) at Stony Brook Seawolves (4-5, 2-3 CAA)

WHERE: Stony Brook, N.Y.
VENUE: LaValle Stadium
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 8, 12:00 p.m.
HOW TO WATCH: FloFootball 
LIVE STATS: SidearmSports

SERIES HISTORY
… OVERALL – First Meeting 
… AT STONY BROOK – NA
… AT N.C. A&T – NA
… FIRST MATCHUP – NA
… LAST MATCHUP – NA

OPENING KICK

• Stony Brook is back in action this afternoon as they enter the game with a 4-5 (2-3 CAA) record.
• This will be the Seawolves' 10th game of the season and their fifth of six home games at LaValle this year.
• Stony Brook owns a 3-1 record at LaValle this season and a 7-3 mark dating back to last year.
• This will be the first-ever meeting between these two programs.
• This will be Stony Brook's third first-time opponent in 2025, joining Lindenwood and San Diego State. 
• Selected to finish 14th in the CAA Coaches' Preseason Poll, the North Carolina A&T Aggies come to the Island with a 2-7 (2-3 CAA) record this season, with victories over Hampton and Campbell.
• The Aggies are led by Shawn Gibbs, who enters his first season as A&T's head coach and his first as a Division I-FCS head coach after spending the previous three seasons at Division II Fort Valley State University (FVSU).
• In their last outing, the Seawolves were defeated at Maine, 28-21, this past Saturday. The Aggies also fell in their most recent game, dropping a 62-9 contest to Towson.
• QB Quinn Boyd threw for a career-high 299 yards, Roland Dempster had two rushing touchdowns, and AJ Roberts and Jojo Garcia each recorded their first interceptions of the season.
• Roland Dempster is now just six yards away from becoming the third player in program history to reach 3,000 rushing yards.
• The Seawolves enter the game with the fourth-ranked total offense and fifth-ranked total defense in the conference.
• This marks the first noon start at LaValle Stadium since Stony Brook hosted Maine on March 20, 2021, during the COVID-19 shortened season.
• Dempster leads the Seawolves' offense this season, ranking second in the CAA in nearly every rushing category, including total rushing yards (912), rushing yards per game (101.3), rushing attempts (191), and rushing touchdowns (11).
• Coming off a career-high 16 tackles, Anthony Ferrelli leads the defense with a team-high 87 tackles, third-best in the conference. Dyshier Clary is averaging 1.00 tackles for loss per game, ninth-best in the CAA, while Miles McGoy ranks tied for fifth with seven pass breakups.

LAST TIME OUT

• The Stony Brook football team battled hard but fell to the Maine Black Bears, 28-21, on Saturday afternoon at Alfond Stadium.
• Boyd went 33-for-59 for a career-high 299 yards and his second passing touchdown of the season. 
• Dez Williams recorded a season-high 129 yards on nine catches, just five yards shy of his career high set last year against Monmouth.
• Lamarre set new career highs with eight receptions and 71 receiving yards.
• Dempster is now second in the CAA with 11 rushing touchdowns this season and is just five yards away from becoming the third player in program history to reach 3,000 rushing yards.
• Ferrelli's 16 tackles marked a new career high and the most by any Seawolf this season. 
• Roberts and Garcia each recorded their first interceptions of the year.
• The Seawolves held Maine scoreless in the second quarter.
• Stony Brook committed just three penalties compared to five by Maine.
• The Seawolves recorded two interceptions for the second time this season (also two vs. Fordham on Sept. 13).
• Stony Brook ran 84 plays compared to Maine's 70 and tallied 299 passing yards to Maine's 188.
• The Seawolves moved to 4-7 all-time against the Black Bears.

DEMPSTER CLOSING ON 3,000

• Dempster now has 2,994 career rushing yards on 617 attempts through his five seasons on Long Island.
• With six more yards on Saturday, he would become just the third player in program history to reach 3,000 rushing yards. In doing so, he would join Miguel Maysonet (2010-12, 4,880) and Conte Cuttino (2006-09, 3,783).
• Dempster is also one of just three players, joining Maysonet and Cuttino, to record more than 600 career carries.
• With his 32 career rushing touchdowns and 33 total touchdowns, Dempster ranks second all-time in both categories in program history.
• This season, Dempster has totaled 912 rushing yards on 191 attempts with 11 touchdowns, adding 201 receiving yards on 26 catches.
• He has rushed for over 100 yards in four games this season and has surpassed 100 total yards in seven games. He has scored in seven of nine games this season, including each of the past six.
• Dempster ranks second in the CAA in rushing touchdowns, total touchdowns, attempts, rushing yards, and rushing yards per game.
• He also ranks top-10 in the FCS in all-purpose yards per game, rushing yards, rushing yards per game, and rushing touchdowns.

NEW WOLVES MAKING AN IMPACT

• Redshirt freshman quarterback Quinn Boyd has made the last two starts for the Seawolves. The rookie has thrown for 475 yards on 52-of-88 passing with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Against Maine, Boyd tossed for a career-best 299 yards and a touchdown.
• Freshman Michael Mannino has been the primary kicker for the Seawolves this season. The rookie is 6-for-8 on field goal attempts, including two kicks of 49 yards that set a new program record. He is also 14-for-14 on extra points and has 47 kickoffs for 2,911 yards, including 16 touchbacks and one kick out of bounds.
• The freshman trio on the defensive line — Maurice Seals, Mark Beasley, and Josh Leath — have totaled six tackles each, combining for 1.5 sacks and a quarterback hurry.
• Aidan Kaler returned to the Seawolves this season after transferring back from Charlotte and has picked up right where he left off. The linebacker is second on the team in tackles (60), quarterback hurries (4), and forced fumbles (1). He also has 4.5 tackles for loss this season.
• In the secondary, DaMario Crawford, Bryson Parker, Alhaji Kamara, and Jojo Garcia have combined for 117 tackles this season, with Crawford pacing the group at 38. Crawford, Garcia, and Parker all have interceptions this year, while Kamara leads the group with six pass breakups.
• Coming from UAlbany, Marqeese Dietz has been a threat both offensively and on special teams for the Seawolves. He leads the team with 46 catches for 402 yards and a touchdown and also leads with 102 punt return yards.
• North Texas transfer Ikaika Ragsdale has been the back behind Dempster, accumulating 187 yards on 48 carries this season.

ABOUT THE AGGIES

• Shawn Gibbs enters his first season at the helm of the Aggies program with a career record of 22-9 after three seasons at Fort Valley State. Prior to that, the 23rd head coach in program history spent 11 seasons at A&T as the running backs and special teams coach under head coaches Rod Broadway (2011-17) and Sam Washington (2018-21).
• In their last outing, the Aggies were defeated by Towson, 62-9, in Baltimore on Saturday, Nov. 1.
• Graduate kicker Andrew Brown launched a program-record 56-yard field goal in the loss. He not only holds the longest field goal in program history, but is also the all-time leader in field goals made (44), field goals attempted (64), and 50-plus-yard field goals made (4). Brown is also tied for the third-longest field goal in CAA history.
• In their victory over Campbell on Oct. 25, punt returner Elijah Kennedy returned two kicks for touchdowns in the fourth quarter — a 96-yard punt return that tied a program record and an 85-yard kickoff return for the game-winner. Kennedy finished with 228 all-purpose yards, earning CAA and FCS Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
• The Aggies will be seeking their first-ever road win in the CAA.
• Two former Aggies currently play in the NFL: Atlanta Falcons tackle Brandon Parker and Jacksonville Jaguars running back Bhayshul Tuten.
• The Aggies have used six quarterbacks this season, with Kevin White making the most recent start. White has passed for 1,153 yards with six touchdowns and four interceptions, adding three rushing scores. Freshman Nelson Layne entered late against Towson and recorded a 60-yard rushing touchdown.
• Aggie quarterback Alston Hooker is the brother of Detroit Lions quarterback Hendon Hooker. Together, they co-authored a children's book titled "The ABC's of Scripture for Athletes."
• Defensively, the Aggies are led by Joshua Iseah, who has a team-high 53 tackles and two interceptions this season. Tim Alderman and Marquis Hood each have 8.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks.
• Pacing the backfield is Wesley Greaves, who leads the team with 540 rushing yards, 80 receiving yards, and five rushing touchdowns.

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